Crosswicks Creek Site III
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Crosswicks Creek Site III
| nrhp_type =
| image = Crosswicks Creek, Bordentown, NJ - site III.jpg
| caption = General area of the site in 2015
| location=Crosswicks Creek, Bordentown and Hamilton Township
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| built = {{start date|1778}}
| architecture = 18th century vessel
| added = November 26, 1990
| area = {{convert|3|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 87001795{{NRISref|version=2013a|dateform=mdy|refnum=87001795}}
| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP
| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_date = August 31, 1987
| designated_other1_number = 753{{cite web | title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County | url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/Burlington.pdf#page=2 | publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office | page=2 | date=December 28, 2020 }}
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The Crosswicks Creek Site III is a historical archaeological site in the vicinity of Bordentown in Burlington County and Hamilton Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. It encompasses the remains of Revolutionary War-era ships that were sunk in Crosswicks Creek in 1778. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1990, for its significance in military and maritime history.
History
Many Continental ships were trapped in the Delaware River watershed above Philadelphia following the capture of that city by the British Army in 1777. Prior to departing the city in 1778, the British staged a raid to destroy ships that Continental and state forces had secreted in various waterways on May 8.{{cite book |last1=Woodward |first1=E. M. |last2=Hageman|first2=John F. |title=History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men |date=1883 |page=464 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofburling00wood/page/464/mode/2up |publisher=Everts & Peck |location=Philadelphia}} A significant number of these were located in and around Bordentown, with two known to have been scuttled in Crosswicks Creek. These two wrecks were discovered by an historical archaeological survey in 1984.{{cite web|url=https://sha.org/wp-content/uploads/files/sha/Underwater%20Proceedings/UAPFSHA_1987.pdf|title=Preliminary Investigation of a Revolutionary War Era Vessel in Crosswicks Creek, Bordentown, New Jersey|publisher=Society for Historical Archaeology|access-date=2018-08-25}}
See also
- Abbott Farm Historic District – also an archaeological site
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=British Raid on Crosswicks Creek |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=5336 |publisher=Historical Marker Database}}
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Category:Bordentown, New Jersey
Category:Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Mercer County, New Jersey
Category:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Category:Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey